Gouin or Goüin is a French surname. The surname originates in the province of Brittany; in the Breton Celtic language, pre French or Gallic conquest of the Brittany celts, "gouin" or "gwin" means "white". Thus, it is a cognate of the Welsh surname Gwyn/Gwinn/Quinn which has the same meaning. It is widespread both in France and Canada (especially in Quebec). The diaresis appears to be an archaism, and is never, or very seldom, used by any of the current living holders of the name. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alexandre Goüin
Alexandre Henri Goüin (25 January 1792, in Tours – 27 May 1872) was a French banker and politician.
Life
Came from a banker family, he was member of the municipal council of Tours from 1820 on and president of the Tribunal and Chamber of Com ...
(1792–1872), French banker and politician
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Antoine-Némèse Gouin (1821–1899), lawyer and politician
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Ernest Goüin
Ernest Goüin (; 22 July 1815 in Tours – 24 March 1885 in Paris) was a French civil engineer and industrialist. In 1846 he founded Ernest Goüin & Cie. (after 1871 ''Société de Construction des Batignolles''); the company initially built ...
(1815–1885), French engineer
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Eugène Goüin
Eugène Goüin (1818 – 1909 in Paris) was a French banker and politician.
Life
Son of the minister Alexandre Goüin, he was member of the municipal council of Tours from 1848 and president of the Tribunal (1856–1879) and Chamber of Commerce ...
(1818–1909, French banker and politician
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Félix Gouin
Félix Gouin (; 4 October 1884 – 25 October 1977) was a French Socialist politician who was a member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO).
Personal life
Félix Gouin was born in Peypin, Bouches-du-Rhône, the son of ...
(1884–1977), French politician
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Jean Ivan Gouin
Jean Yvon (Ivan) Gouin (February 15, 1916 – November 11, 2007) was a Canadian businessman and investor. He was the founder of North American Road Ltd., which grew to be one of the largest mining, heavy construction, industrial, piling and pipeli ...
(1916–2007), Canadian businessman
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Léon Mercier Gouin (1891–1983), Quebec lawyer and politician
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Louis Gouin (1756–1814), Canadian politician
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Lomer Gouin
Sir Jean Lomer Gouin, (March 19, 1861 – March 28, 1929) was a Canadian politician. He served as 13th premier of Quebec, as a Cabinet minister in the federal government of Canada, and as the 15th lieutenant governor of Quebec.
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(1861–1929), Quebec politician, former Premier
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Paul Gouin
Paul Gouin (May 20, 1898 – December 4, 1976) was a politician in Quebec, Canada, was the son of Lomer Gouin and the grandson of Honoré Mercier.
Life and career
He was born in Montreal, Quebec to Lomer Gouin and Éliza Mercier. He fought ...
(1898–1976), Quebec politician
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French-language surnames